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John Kehoe

Canberra

Economics Editor at Australian Financial Review

Australian Financial Review, Economics Editor. Today Show finance commentator. Ex Washington corro. Sports broadcaster (AFL,basketball,tennis). Treasury alum

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Articles

  • Why we shouldn’t celebrate Commonwealth Bank’s $300b value

    2 days ago | afr.com | John Kehoe

    Jun 6, 2025 – 11.58am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s valuation surge to $300 billion this week and sluggish national economic growth figures are signs that not all is necessarily healthy in Australia.

  • Economy will be stuck in the slow lane unless these two things change

    4 days ago | afr.com | John Kehoe

    There are two worrying trends in the national accounts that explain why the economy is likely to remain stuck in the slow lane.

  • Albanese shouldn’t bother pursuing US tariff exemptions

    4 days ago | afr.com | John Kehoe

    At Las Vegas casinos and online gambling sites, punters can now bet on whether US President Donald Trump will back down on his tariffs. The uncertainty of the on-again, off-again tariffs is understandably generating a lot of investor, political and media attention globally. Loading...

  • Has the once premier department of state lost its mojo?

    4 days ago | afr.com | John Kehoe

    Jun 4, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? When Ted Evans ran the federal Treasury in the 1990s, the former telephone linesman spoke in a whisper, but he wasn’t shy of speaking truth to power. When he really wanted to make a point, he sometimes tapped his fist on the table.

  • Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ hope for economy spending transition in doubt

    5 days ago | afr.com | John Kehoe

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ hope for the economy to transition from rampant government spending to business-led growth is on shaky ground. Economic figures released on Tuesday underline how government spending cannot be relied on to deliver sustainable economic growth to improve people’s living standards. Loading...

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John Kehoe @Johnkehoe23
11 May 25

RT @clairlemon: Think @Johnkehoe23 nails it here https://t.co/CN44amyeKd

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John Kehoe @Johnkehoe23
17 Apr 25

RT @ash_craig: Good article by @Johnkehoe23. Both major parties are offering depressingly bad economic policy platforms this election. htt…

John Kehoe
John Kehoe @Johnkehoe23
19 Mar 25

A private speech by Donald Trump's commerce secretary to Australian executives in Washington was a jaw-dropper and a wake-up call about the next steps in the upheaval. https://t.co/7ozWM2YryV